The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-29
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An interesting Story Brought Ou5 IN
The San Francisco Court.
From tie San Frclcisc0 CdH

FROM me S(fu IFT.lCtStD Cue
Yesterday Judge COffey was occupied Tor
a considerable time in the hearing OF lhe
application made by Mis- Culbertson, OF the
Chinese Presbyterian Mission OF TINS Guy,
70 be appointed guardian OF the person OF
comedy Chinese maiden with the eulG-oIlt-
Gus name of Tsoy Yung
| The object of the legal controversy yes
terday has had a somewhat eventful MS
tory, Notwithstanding the fact that she has
but just completed her th!tee.lth year Inc
| girl was born in China, and while YET an
| infant was brought to this country, her
mother died shortly afterward, ana she was
| sOId 10 another woman. whom the STl per
slsts IN calling her mother also. ibis
woman, it would appear, reared the Mongo-
nan maid with view solely to her market
able value. The girl, though small OF
stature, is, for a Chinese child, good look
ing, and her developing charms attracted
| the glances of more than one OF the sons OF
the Flowery Kingdom who have amassed
wealth in Chinatown. However, none
of these bid sufficiently high for the
! person OF TSoy Yung to tempt her owner 10
dispose of so valuable a slave.
some seven months ago ChInaman from
the orange groves of Los Angeles paid
visit to this city, and the fame OF Isoy
Yungs budding beauty reached ms ears.
Ills professional occupation IN the Chinese
| slums Of the fair city OF southern California
IS such as to make the pc ession OF young
| and handsome Chinese maldens matter OF
much financial concern. Accordingly Hau
Ship the Los Angeles ChinaElan, engaged
the services OF an Old Chinese woman to act
as ambaSsadresS, OF "gO-between," with
view OF purchasing the valuable chatter
property known as TsOy Nung. The Los
Angeles Chinaman was wealthy, and the
| price asked for the Celestial beauty was,
| after some huckstering, paid, and the old
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| her young prize to Los Angeles Inc
Chinese Mission in this city, having heard
| OF the occurrence, took steps to nulilty the
| proceedings of Hau ship. Proceedings
| were instituted in Los Angeles and 1t was
aSceltained that Hau Ship had placed Isoy
Iung III disreputabie house. \ warrant
was placed IN the hands OF Officer Smith, OF
| Justice Austin's Court. The whereabouts OF
the girl was located, and Officers Hunter,
| Cline and Del Vale week or so ago deter
| mined to raid the house and capture the
| child. They proceeded to the place, and
| found sitting on a bench at the portal OF the
| house a Chinese Cerbelus III the person OF
| parchment-faced Chlnaman, who was ENJOY
| ing the pernicious luxury OF an opium
smoke The door watcher was detained
| while the other officers entered the house,
| and Hunter, finding the girl he was in quest
| Of, endeavored to persuade her to leave the
| place The other woman Of the place
| strcnuOuSly and loudly objected. Fearing
resistance, the officer boldly seized the girl
| Ia his arms and ran out OF the house with
! her. Tine other female delllzens OF the place
at once set up shrlli screams for help. The
officers ran away, followed by an excited
crowd of Cinnamon. The Cinnamon were
| gaining III the race on officer Del Vale, and
a recapturc OF the fair prize would probably
have been the result had not the policeman
| hailed a passing hack and sprung into it
I IL ,rrk,H 81 ~f.
! quickly driven to the cOunty jail, where she
was safely housed She was next brought
| before Justice Austin, and by HIM committed
| to the care OF the Boys and Girls Aid SOci-
| ETY. in this city. The girl arrived here some
| days ago and was, by Superintendent
| Dooley, of the society, placed under the
| watchful eve Of Miss CuIbertSon, who
| presides over the welfare OF the Celestial
maids intrusted TO the mission. A petition
| for letters of guardianship was filed, and
| Yesterday set for its hearing. In the mean
time an alleged upcie Of Tsoy Yung sued
| out writ Of habeas corpus, and after hear
ing the testimony Judge Toohy took the
case under advisement aud has not rendered
decision yet
When the case was called before Judge
| Coffey yesterday the girl was produced III
charge of Miss Culbertson. Two particularly
| Misunderstanding Cinnamon occupied seats
in a Corner OF the court room, and the
| frightened, furtiye chances cast at them by
Tsoy Yung showed che fear she entertained
Of her feliow-countrymen.
When the case was called, Superintendent
Doo!y, in response to Judge Coifey, stood
on the steps OF the judicial dais. Judge
| Cotfey proceeded in a low but determined
voice to admonish Mr.. Dooley that although
he had the guardianship of many children
awarded him by the court Still the court
held itself responsible to society that Mr..
| DoOley should exercise the privilege be
slowed on him by it in such a manner as to
be satisfactory to those most concerned in
the children's welfare. Judge Coifey re-
marked that persons claiming to be friends